Parents of an American held hostage in Gaza spoke at the third night of the RNC on Wednesday.
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00:00Please welcome the parents of an American hostage held in Gaza, Orna and Ronan Nutra.
00:30Our son, Omer, is an American citizen.
00:47For 285 long days and nights, Hamas terrorists have been holding Omer in prison in tunnels
00:56underneath Gaza.
01:00Omer, which is a biblical name and means in Hebrew, the first crop, is our firstborn.
01:12He was born in New York City one month after 9-11.
01:17Eight months pregnant, I walked across the Queensborough Bridge towards home that day.
01:24And here we are, 23 years later, and he's the victim of another vile terrorist attack.
01:36Let me tell you a little bit about my son.
01:40He's a connector.
01:41He's an extremely social person.
01:43He loves sports.
01:45In high school, he was captain of the soccer ball, volleyball, and basketball teams.
01:51He's a natural leader.
02:00And he cares deeply about others and about helping them grow.
02:05He turned 22 on October 14, 2023.
02:11And instead of celebrating with us and with his friends, he spent his birthday as a hostage
02:18of Hamas terrorists.
02:21Imagine, over nine months, not knowing whether your son is alive, waking up every morning,
02:32praying that he, too, is still waking up every morning, that he is strong and is surviving.
02:41I recite Psalm 23 in his merit every single day.
02:46Gam ki elekh begei tzalmavet, lo erara ki ata imadi.
02:54I walk through the valley of the shadow of the death.
02:58I will fear no evil.
03:01For thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
03:07Bring them home.
03:11Bring them home.
03:15Bring them home.
03:19Bring them home.
03:23Bring them home.
03:27Bring them home.
03:32During the brutal October 7 attack on Israel, over 1,200 people were slaughtered.
03:41Of them, 45 were American citizens.
03:46Where is the outrage?
03:52Where is it?
03:54This was not merely an attack on Israel.
03:58This was and remains an attack on Americans.
04:06Omer is one of eight American hostages and one of 120 hostages still left in Gaza.
04:17Citizens of 24 countries and five different religions, still held by Hamas, denied basic
04:25human needs, their lives threatened every day.
04:31President Trump called us personally right after the attack when Omer was taken captive.
04:38We know he stands with the American hostages.
04:43We need our beautiful son back.
04:46And we need your support.
04:50We need your support to end this crisis and bring all the hostages back home.
05:02Bring them home.
05:04Bring them home.
05:06Bring them home.
05:08Bring them home.
05:10Bring them home.
05:12Bring them home.
05:14Bring them home.
05:16Omer, we love you.
05:19We won't stop fighting for you.
05:25Say it with us.
05:26Bring them home.
05:28Bring them home.
05:30Bring them home.
05:32Thank you everybody.
05:34God bless Israel and God bless America.